Today: Saturday, March 13, 2010

Tara Fannon

Tara Fannon is a Sociology student at UCD. Her column appears fortnightly in Metro Éireann

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Awaking from the American Dream

Last update: 14:32 | 18.02.10

I have to be honest – hearing the words ‘in the current climate’ really irritates me! I know that times aren’t great. In fact they’re pretty bad – everyone knows it. And I know that the Government could be doing a much better

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Made of the same stuff

Last update: 04:19 | 22.10.09

While my monthly column is not meant be akin to a journal, I do want to pick up where I left off from last time with regard to my experience at university.

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In the people business

Last update: 15:54 | 10.09.09

My relocation to Ireland was mostly driven by the idea that I might be able to return to college for free. Anyone who is remotely familiar with how American higher education works knows that unless you’re a natural-born scholar, nothing comes for free.

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My dating disasters

Last update: 12:50 | 27.08.09

It’s official: dating in Dublin is like dating anywhere else. After being here for six months I thought it was time to try my hand. I’ve never really been any good at dating – the fact that I can count on both hands how many dates I’ve

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Everything changes

Last update: 01:46 | 13.08.09

Even as mature, confident and experienced grown-ups, do we continue to be the product of our environment? I ask this question because I’ve noticed some changes in myself since living in Dublin. One might say that this is a given – it’s a completely

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A winter of discontent

Last update: 12:56 | 30.07.09

After successfully surviving my first Christmas alone in a new country, it was time to get stuck into ‘life’ – and it didn’t start well. Following a short stay with distant cousins, I returned to an empty, damp flat with no heat; apparently

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The shock of the new

Last update: 17:48 | 16.07.09

On 16 December 2003 I spent my very first day in Dublin. I had planned my move for nearly two years – applying for my Irish passport, saving money, circulating my CV, finding a flat, and corresponding with banks, recruiters and all other appropriate agencies.

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